Reddit whines about everything. Doubly so in this sub.

Seriously no one could’ve stepped in and stopped these two teenage girls?? I could understand fully grown adults throwing blows, but looking at the video it seems like something that could have easily be stopped.

Can’t read the article as it’s paywalled but isn’t it just the most desirable neighborhoods seeing these increases? Sounds like a bunch of upper middle class, DINKs or whatever bidding up Soho or LES or something.

I mean all you have to do is google it. Hotels aggressively lobby against short term rental regulations.

I mean, of course they’re a substitute. You think if rentals didn’t exist people just wouldn’t travel? The hotel lobby fights for short term rental regulation all the time in Washington — do they do that because they don’t see them as a threat?

Yea they’re “fine” but why would you want to bring your family to stay in a hotel when you can rent a whole house with a yard? Growing up, when the family wanted to go to beach we never stayed in a hotel but rented a home and friends and family would come down to visit for a day or two. Same with everyone else I knew. It’s the de facto choice when you want to travel without just your partner.

Yea exactly — they serve different needs. My family of 4 cannot stay in a hotel without spending buckets of cash. It’s just more fun having a house to rent when I have the family vacationing and friends/other family visit.

Nope just live in a beach community where tourists pay a bunch for taxes and visit our local businesses. It was in NY State’s economic report they put out every year for our county — 40% of our local dollars were spent on tourism and tourism-related activities. We actually have super low property taxes because of the money it brings in. Also I work in tech out of NYC and very much have a real job.

The local government sent surveys via mail about perception of short term rentals before deciding on legislation and the results of that survey are all public. Not sure who would downvote my comment without any additional information.

I travel twice a month for work. I haven’t seen this to be true at all.

They’re dead? Have you checked their financials lately…?

Maybe in some markets but it’s been a huge boon to our local economy which is dependent on tourism dollars. Local towns here really like airbnbs.

Well, yea why wouldn’t they be more expensive? You’re getting way more space and privacy.

This is parroted all over Reddit and if people just took a moment to think about it you’d quickly realize you’re not making a fair comparison. Hotels are, the vast majority of the time, 350 square feet and simply don’t work for a family or groups. Rentals are entire apartments or homes with a yard or other amenities. Surely it’s easy to comprehend that rentals are a better value if you consider the above.